Browser makers complain about Microsoft's ballot-screen fix

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Responding to a European Union questionnaire sent out this summer, Web browser makers have complained about Microsoft's proposed ballot-screen solution to antitrust concerns.

The European Committee for Interoperable Systems, a group that has made a regular practice of opposing Microsoft's software-bundling practices in Europe, said the proposed ballot screen puts too many hurdles in front of Windows users who might want to switch to a browser other than Internet Explorer, The Wall Street Journal reports. One ECIS member is Norway-based Opera, which makes a browser most popular in Europe.

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